The basic premise of Fingerbobs was that the characters would collect things for the story about to be read. The characters were finger puppets controlled by the host of the show.

The host of fingerbobs was called Yoffy in the show. He was played by former Playschool presenter Rick Jones. He had his own special song describing how the Fingerbobs were created: "Yoffy lifts a finger, and a mouse is there - puts his hands together and a seagull takes the air; Yoffie lifts a finger and a scampi darts about."

Each character had it’s own special song. Gulliver "I spread my wings”, Scampi "My name is Scampi, Scampi that's me" and Flash "My name is Flash, But I don't dash, Who wants to run a race?". Gulliver the seagull collected pebbles and Flash the tortoise & Fingermouse collected feathers for a story at the end of the show.

If you weren’t there you’ll never understand it, but for a generation of kids, this was the business when it came to top TV.

Yoffy.... Rick Jones

Characters
Fingermouse
Gulliver
Flash
Scampi